Image Julie Castle's Blog Julie Castle is Chief Executive Officer of Best Friends Animal Society. Read More @BFAS_Julie Subscribe to Julie's Blog: Search Blogs Find an older blog Blog Archives201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024 Image You can’t put a price on your best friend Reduced and waived adoption fee pet promotions generate interest in cat and dog adoptions, make no difference in how pets are… Julie Castle Blog Image Come and get ’em while they last! Please join us at our Pet Super Adoption events, featuring hundreds of cats and dogs, coming up in New York City, Salt Lake City… Julie Castle Blog Image “I’ve made up my mind. Don’t confuse me with the facts.” When more than 4 million cats and dogs are killed in U.S. shelters every year, we need to be open to new, sometimes controversial… Julie Castle Blog Image “Get out of jail free” card for cats passed by Arizona legislature Thanks to new legislation, stray cats in Arizona can avoid the mandatory time hold at shelters and instead be quickly fixed,… Julie Castle Blog Image A nod to the innovator of our era, the father of the no-kill movement retires Rich Avanzino‘s innovative thinking and business sense, from the San Francisco SPCA to Maddie's Fund, transformed animal… Julie Castle Blog Image Declaring a victory for community cats Feral cat programs in New Mexico and Texas have set a new standard for feline sheltering procedures, improving the live release… Julie Castle Blog Image Katrina: How the no-kill philosophy came to disaster response The same commitment to no-kill principles that drive Best Friends' mission carried over into our Hurricane Katrina disaster… Julie Castle Blog Image Eight reasons to attend this year’s Best Friends National Conference Best Friends' 2015 National Conference in Atlanta, expected to be the biggest and best ever, promises to be inspiring and… Julie Castle Blog Image Want to help Save Them All? Talk to 10 friends today. Share your passion for Best Friends and saving lives, and turn your friends into supporters just like you, by recruiting others… Julie Castle Blog Image The absurdity (and tragedy) of breed-discriminatory laws After her pit bull terrier saves her from an abusive boyfriend, woman is forced to rehome her dog because of a breed-… Julie Castle Blog Image Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges. When Best Friends came on the animal welfare scene in 1984, we were seen as kooky, but gradually our no-kill message spread and… Julie Castle Blog Image A "leftover dog" becomes my guide dog Francis and Silva's dog from a Los Angeles super adoption 15 years ago offers a unique perspective on life and connecting to… Julie Castle Blog Image Movement leader, game-changer and 70th birthday guy Julie Castle honors her mentor and beloved friend Francis Battista, encouraging others to offer birthday greetings to him on his… Julie Castle Blog Image Confused about what no-kill means and doesn’t mean? Confused about what no-kill is? There are many inaccuracies surrounding no-kill policies and practices. This post sets the record… Julie Castle Blog Image “You mean they kill animals in this country?” As the United States becomes more and more pet-friendly, shifts in public values lead to the social change needed to Save Them… Julie Castle Blog Pagination Previous page First page 1 … Page 22 Page 23 Current page 24 Page 25 Page 26 … Last page 46 Next page